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NGC 4749 (also IRAS 12493+7154, MCG 12-12-20, UGC 8006 and PGC 43527) is a magnitude +13.5 spiral galaxy located 78 million light-years away in the constellation Draco. 

The galaxy was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel using a 47.5 cm (18.7 inch) f/13 speculum reflector at Windsor Road, Slough, on the 7th April 1793.

Right Ascension 12h 51m 12.2s, Declination +71° 38' 06"



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